Vesta's Memorial Service

24 September 1852

Clearly a memorable event.. & not just in terms of my birthday...! Rosemary sent me the following details which I just had to include.

A list of some of those present, amongst
hundreds, at her Memorial Service at St. Marks, North Audley Street, with
the Reverend K H Thorneycroft officiating. Details culled from The Times and from the Court Circular:

Mr and Mrs Frederick Ball (brother & sister-in-law);  Mrs F M Lester,
Mrs J Whittome, Mrs A Raby (sisters); Mrs Florence Pett
(sister-in-law);  Mr & Mrs Walter de Frece;  Miss Vesta Ball;  Miss
Ethel Ball;  Mrs V Powles;  Mrs M Ball;  Lady Ebbisham, Lady Butt,
Gertrude Lady Cory, Lady Moss, Lady Hutton,Sir Patrick Hannon, Mr Tom
Bazalgetta, Mr Maurice Norman (Old Vic Company);  Mr W C Bass (Variety
Artistes' Federation);  Mrs Everleigh Nash, Mrs Uric Walmisley, Mrs
Oswald Meyer, Captain J Langford, Mr Ralph Meatyard (National Provincial
Bank), Mr Reginald T R Barrow, Mr Rodney Barrie, Mr W H Worrall, Mr G B
Brooks, Mr Stanley Feest, Dr J H Randall, Mr George Clarke, Mr & Mrs
Gerald Court, Mrs E Underwood, Mrs B Slater, Miss P Lester, Mr & Mrs A C
Morris, Mr Stanley Lester, Mr & Mrs E Lester, Mrs E Livings, Mr  N A
Lester, Mr Gordon Lester, Miss Pearl Lester.

June 2001

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